Seneca in English (Poets in Translation, Penguin) [Paperback]

Seneca (Author), Don Share (Contributor)

Book Description

Series: Poets in Translation, Penguin | Publication Date: September 1, 1998

Envied by Caligula, exiled by Claudius and finally executed by his pupil Nero, the playwright and philosopher Seneca the Younger (c. 4BC-65BC) wrote in a violent, epigrammatic and extreme style which has often seemed excessive to those living in calmer times. Yet he was extremely influential upon writers and poets ranging from Shakespeare and Marvell to T.S. Eliot and Ted Hughes. This is an anthology of verse versions of Seneca from the Middle Ages to the Present Day, with a special concentration upon Elizabethan verse drama.

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The Alexandrian Tragedy (excerpt) by William (1567-1640) Alexander
Darius (excerpt) by William (1567-1640) Alexander
The Bloody Brother, Sels. (after Seneca) by Francis Beaumont
The Bloody Brother, Sels. (after Seneca) by Francis Beaumont
Tancred And Gismund by Giovanni Boccaccio
Act 2, Selection by George (1559-1634) Chapman
Act 3, Selection by George (1559-1634) Chapman
Bussy D'ambois: Act 2, Sels. by George (1559-1634) Chapman
Bussy D'ambois: Act 3, Sels. by George (1559-1634) Chapman
Bussy D'ambois: Act 5, Sels. by George (1559-1634) Chapman
The Revenge Of Bussy D'ambois: Act 4, Sels. by George (1559-1634) Chapman
The Revenge Of Bussy D'ambois: Act 5, Sels. by George (1559-1634) Chapman
The Tragedy Of Hoffman, Sels. (after Seneca) by Henry Chettle
The Tragedy Of Hoffman, Sels. (after Seneca) by Henry Chettle
Philotas (excerpt) by Samuel Daniel
Contentment by Edward Dyer
Damon And Pithias by Richard (1523-1566) Edwards
Marina by Thomas Stearns Eliot
Sweeney Agonistes: Fragment Of A Prologue by Thomas Stearns Eliot
Sweeney Agonistes: Fragment Of An Agon by Thomas Stearns Eliot
Sweeney Agonistes: Fragments Of An Aristophanic Melodrama by Thomas Stearns Eliot
The Broken Heart, Sels. (after Seneca) by John (1586-1639) Ford
The Tragical Reign Of Selimus, Sels. by Thomas Goffe
The Tragedy Of Locrine (authorship Uncertain. Resembles Greene) by Robert Greene
Mustapha (excerpt) by Fulke Greville
The Tragedy Of Antonie, Sels. by Mary Sidney Herbert
The Tragedy Of Antonie: Alas, With What Tormenting Fire by Mary Sidney Herbert
The Frailty And Hurtfulness Of Beauty by Henry Howard
Oedipus: Act Five by Edward James Hughes
Oedipus: Act Four by Edward James Hughes
The Misfortunes Of Arthur: From Hercules Oetaeus by Thomas Hughes
The Misfortunes Of Arthur: From Medea by Thomas Hughes
The Misfortunes Of Arthur: From Octavia by Thomas Hughes
The Misfortunes Of Arthur: From Oedipus by Thomas Hughes
The Misfortunes Of Arthur: From Phaedra by Thomas Hughes
The Misfortunes Of Arthur: From Thyestes by Thomas Hughes
The Misfortunes Of Arthur: From Troades by Thomas Hughes
Catiline (after Seneca) by Ben Jonson
Catiline: Act 1 (after Seneca) by Ben Jonson
The Forrest: 11. Epode by Ben Jonson
Sejanus His Fall (after Seneca), Sels. by Ben Jonson
Sejanus His Fall (after Seneca), Sels. by Ben Jonson
The Staple Of News by Ben Jonson
The Spanish Tragedy (adaptation Of Agamemnon) (excerpt) by Thomas Kyd
Phaedra, Sels. by Robert Lowell
Agamemnon (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Agamemnon: The Safety Of Low State by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Epigram by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Epigram, Fr. Hercules Furens by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Epigram, Fr. Hercules Furens by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Epigram, Fr. Hippolytus/phaedra by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Epigram, Fr. Hippolytus/phaedra by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Goe Hurtles Soules, Whom Mischiefe Hath Opprest by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Gorboduc by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hercules Furens, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hercules Furens, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hercules Furens, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hercules Furens: There Can Be Slain by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hercules Oetaeus (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hercules Oetaeus, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hercules Oetaeus, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hercules Oetaeus: (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hippolytus/phaedra (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hippolytus/phaedra (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hippolytus/phaedra, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hippolytus/phaedra, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hippolytus/phaedra: The Power Of Love Over Gods Them Selves by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hyppolytus/phaedra: Hippolytus (ay Woe Is Me) Is Slayne By Doleful D by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hyppolytus/phaedra: I Know The Truth Ye Teach by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hyppolytus/phaedra: No Life Is More Devoyd Of Sinne, And Free From by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hyppolytus/phaedra: The Shreadings Of This Deare Beloved Carkasse by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Hyppolytus/phaedra: This Peevish Elfe The Countreys All Doth Keepe by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Jocasta by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Medea (excerpts): Act V. Scene I by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Medea (excerpts): Act V. Scene Ii by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Medea (excerpts): Act V. Scene Iii by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Medea: (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Octavia (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Octavia, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Octavia: A Light Thing Tis For To Be Just, I See by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Oedipus, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Oedipus, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Oedipus, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Oedipus: A Sudden Storm Of Tears Burst O'er His Face by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Oedipus: The Scattered Members Of His Mangled Frame by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Oedipus: Thrice He Struck by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Of The Meane And Sure Estate by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thebais, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Act 2: Chorus by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Act Ii: Chorus by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Act Ii: Chorus by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes: Act One. Scene I by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes: Chorus by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes: Chorus by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Thyestes: Tantalus, Megaera by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Troades by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Troades (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Troades (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Troas (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Troas (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Troas (excerpt) by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Troas: Act Ii. Latter End Of The Chorus by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Trojan Women, Sels. by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Epigrams: Book 4. Ep. 5 by Marcus Valerius Martialis
After Seneca by John Marston
After Seneca by John Marston
After Seneca by John Marston
After Seneca by John Marston
King Edward I, Sels. by George Peele
Picture Of Seneca Dying In A Bath, By Jordain by Matthew Prior
A Midsummer Night's Dream: You Nicke Bottome Are Set Downe For Pyramu by William Shakespeare
Mighty Queen by William Shakespeare
Pity by William Shakespeare
Sorrow by William Shakespeare
Unruly Hand by William Shakespeare
Patience by Cyril Tourneur
Edward Iii, Sels. by Anonymous
The Hell Of Life That Hangs Upon The Crowne by Anonymous
The Tragedy Of Master Arden Of Faversham, Sels. by Anonymous
The White Devil: Unkindnesse Do Thy Office, Poore Hert Breake by John Webster
The White Devil: We Re Meerely The Starres Tennys-balls by John Webster
The Excursion: Book Iv, 2 (excerpt) by William Wordsworth
Ode To Duty by William Wordsworth
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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Classics (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140446672
• ISBN-13: 978-0140446678
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
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